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The workshop is aimed at the interdisciplinary discussion of research in the field of cognitive psychology. Psychologists who are interested in interdisciplinary co-operation and ready to present their results to their colleagues from neighboring disciplines, are encouraged to participate in the workshop.

The workshop on cognitive psychology at the VIIIth International Conference ''Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics'' Varna (Bulgaria) , 4-11 September, 2005

1st World Congress on the Power of Language: Theory, Practice and Performance Date: March 6 - 10, 2006 Bangkok, Thailand

A World Forgotten Fact: The Power of Language

As the world becomes more globalized, language is unquestionably an international issue as well as a national agenda that requires attention from all. Language is a success key to social, economic, political, and cultural development. Inventions will not be utilized widely at the fullest extent; national development ideas cannot be immersed into and implemented in communities unless they are well communicated to create local understanding through appropriate languages. Conflicts and their resolutions within and among countries are examples to prove how great an impact language could bring to the world at large. The power of Language goes beyond spoken or written words. Unless we are able to really understand each other, and learn more about the world and people through language, it is not possible to have sustainable development and peace.

To know the power of language is thus essential for global socio-economic, cultural and academic development, community capacity building, transfer of technology, international trade, international relations, laws and legal interactions, human relationships and people, quality of life, esthetics, and world existence.

We would like to invite multidisciplinary scholars, experts, and researchers, multidisciplinary professionals, government officials, politicians, development advocates, NGO members, private sector, academicians, educators, linguists, writers, translators, interpreters, technologists, teachers, students around the world to share knowledge, findings and experiences on this world forgotten fact.

Organizing Committee:

1. Chulalongkorn University 2. Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi 3. Stamford International University 4. King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok 5. Suan Dusit Rajabhat University 6. Thammasat University 7. Mahidol University 8. Ramkamhaeng University 9. Thai Association of Conference Interpreters 10. Translators and Interpreters Association of Thailand

Sponsor: Thailand Exhibition and Convention Bureau, Royal Thai government

Abstract Requirements

Please submit an abstract of no more than 600 words for consideration of presentation in the congress. Full papers are meant for twenty-five-minute presentations plus ten-minute discussions.

Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract per author. We accept only electronic submissions.

Electronic submissions should have the subject header ''abstract'' and include in the body of the e-mail the following information:

First Author, First Name Last Name List other authors (if any) Affiliation E-mail Position Phone and Fax Full Mailing Address Country

Submissions should be emailed with the attached abstract file to: infopoweroflanguage.org

Deadlines: Submission of Abstract: November 15, 2005 Notification of Acceptance: December 30, 2005

Papers are invited in the following tracks: 1. Language and Linguistics 2. Language and Education 3. Language and Socio-economic Development and Globalization, Language and Social Change, Language and Quality of Life 4. Language and Ethnic Minority, Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language 5. Language and Politics, and International Relations, Role of the Power of Language on World Peace, Conflicts, Violence, Safety and Security 6. Language and Communication, Media Discourse, Professional Discourse, Computer Language 7. Language and Gender, Race, Culture, Literature, and Esthetics 8. Language and Law and Ethics 9. Language and Translation and Interpretation, Translation and Interpretation in International Relations, Trades, World Tourism, and World Peace 10. Translation and Interpretation in Academia and Careers 11. Machine Translation, Localization, Internationalization, and Information Technology 12. Innovative Issues